Greg is passionate about technology transformation and digital disruption and their impact on CEOs and leadership teams. He helps companies across industries solve their most critical leadership challenges and advises boards on how to identify and recruit technology and digital executives for the boardroom.

Greg Sedlock is a member of Spencer Stuart’s global Technology, Media & Telecommunications and Board and CEO practices. Based in Stamford, Greg specializes in the media, advertising technology, digital marketplaces and consumer internet segments, recruiting executives across a range of roles for both growth-stage and large multinational companies. Greg is a respected adviser to CEOs about their corporate culture, top team composition and organizational structure. Greg is an accredited Meyler Campbell executive coach who works with a range of leaders to unlock their full potential.

Greg currently serves on Spencer Stuart’s global board of directors. He has held firm leadership roles for nearly a decade, previously leading the Stamford office, leading the global and North American TMT practice, and serving on the firm’s North American operating committee.

Expertise

Greg works across the consumer and technology, media and telecommunications industries and specializes in:

  • CEO search
  • CEO succession planning
  • Coaching
  • Board recruitment
  • Direct-to-consumer roles

 

Additional expertise in:

  • GMs/presidents/COOs
  • Chief revenue officers
  • CMOs
  • Chief digital officers
  • Consumer internet
  • Private equity
  • Top team effectiveness
  • Board effectiveness

 

Recent work

  • Guiding multiple long-term CEO succession planning engagements for public TMT companies
  • Working with the boards and CEOs of multiple founder-led public companies to contemplate and recruit for newly created roles designed to address long-term succession planning
  • Leading multiple CEO searches for private equity-backed advertising technology (adtech) and marketing technology (martech) companies
  • Coaching new CEOs on their onboarding approach, CHROs on talent strategy and high-potential leaders on their personal effectiveness
  • Co-leading a top-team effectiveness and culture workshop with the leadership team of a high-growth digital media company, resulting in improved performance and employee engagement
  • Advising a large media company board on how to improve its effectiveness
  • Recruiting multiple next-generation board directors and counseling them on how best to increase their impact in the boardroom

Previous Experience

  • Business development and account management roles at digital marketing agencies in San Francisco and Connecticut
  • Broadcast journalist at ABC News in New York City

Education

  • B.A. in English and political science from Bucknell University

Practice Areas